Eaves-trough hanger.



E. K. DAY.

EAVES THOUGH HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED 1,111.31, 1912.

1,041,750. Patented 001.22,1912.

INVENTUP\ WITNEEEEEI! ATTORNEY.

\OLVMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO1, WASHINGTON, n. c

* To all whom it may concern:

EDGAR. K. DAY, or WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

EAVES-TROUGI-I HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

Application filed January 31, 1912. Serial N 0. 674,525.

Be it known that I, EDGAR K. DAY, a citizen of the United States of America, and

resident of Wheeling, county of Ohio, and State of WVest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Hangers. of which the fol lowing is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to hangers for eaves troughs and the like, and specifi- I oally to a structurally novel form of hanger or support.

The prnnary ob ect of the lnventlon 1s to provide an eaves trough hanger composed of wire which is readily adjustable to ac-,

conmiodate troughs of varying sizes and which requires no. special skill in accomplishing such adjustment.

A further object is to structurally improve that class of hangers composed wholly or in part of wire, and to provide a simple, strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive device of the character mentioned.

A further object within the contemplation of this invention is to provide an adjustable hanger for eaves troughs and analogous devices wherein the member which supports the trough-embracing portion occupies a central supporting position throughout all the varying degrees of adjustment of the device-that is, adjustment of the device to conform to any size trough automatically accomplishes adjustment of the supporting member or element to a central supporting position.

With these and other A invention resides inthe features of construction, arrangement of parts and combinations of elements which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the movable portion of the device; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the stationary portion; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention; and Figs. 5 and 6 are similar views said modified form.

Referring to said drawings, like desig nating characters distinguish like parts throughout the several views.

The device is composed wholly of wire, and it consists, preferably, of but two parts, generally designated A and B, each of objects in view, the i of the adjustable members of which is composed of a single length of Wire, as shown in F igs. 1, 2 and 3. Refer tends thence outward in a horizontal direction to form a horizontal member 3 whose length is somewhat less than the width of the smaller sizes of troughs to which the device is to be applied. Said member 3 terminates in an upturned loop 4 having an eye 5 for a purpose which will hereinafter be explained, and thence the wire is directed rearward to form a member 6 which lies parallel to and in the same horizontal plane with the member 3, being preferably located close to or in direct contact throughout its length with said member 3. The free end of said member 6 is turned laterally over and around the member 3 at a point adjacent to the inner end of the latter, as shown at 7, whereby said members are held in fixed relation. Next, referring to the partdesignated B, a terminal loop 8 of the wire composing said part loosely embraces the members 3 and 6 at a point intermediate their ends, and thence the wire extends in an outward direction to form a member 9 which overlies and is parallel to said member 3, protruding outward through the eye 5 hereinbefore mentioned. The wire is given a return bend ata suitable point and thence extends rearwardly through said eye 5 and said loop 8 to form a member 10 parallel to and in the same horizontal plane with said member 9. The members 9 and 10 are bent at a point adjacent to the return bend to form a hook 11 which lies in a downwardly and outwardly inclined direction with an open eye 12 in its end adapted for receiving therein the outer or free end of the member 1, which latter is thence bent downward, as shown at 13, for. locking said member 1 in a fixed embrace about the under side of the trough. A slight upwardly bowed hump is formed in the members 9 and 10 at point adjoining the hook 11, a receptacle 14 being thus formed in which the outer edge of the embraced trough is re ceived for holding said edge rigidly against movement with respect to the opposite edge. At a pointdirectly behind the loop 8 the member 10 terminates, the wire being bent abruptly and extended upwardly to form one leg 15 of a supporting member, whose opposite leg 17 is constituted by the free end of the wire, and is terminated in a hook 18 which is rigidly connected to the loop 41 of the part A, being directed through the upper part of the eye 5 in said loop. legs 15 and 17 have their lower ends separated more or less according to the width of the eaves trough embraced by the device and meet at their upper ends, the wire in which said legs are formed being thence extended in doubled and twisted relation to constitute the body 16 of said supporting member, which latter is adapted to be bent over for attachment to a roof, one or more eyes, as 19, being formed therein at appropriate points through which nails or other attaching means may be directed.

Referring to the modification illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, it will be noted that the member A corresponds substantially with.

the member A hereinbefore described, differing from the latter only in that the parallel members 3 and 6 arevslightly sepa- 1 is downturned instead of upturned and has oppositely facing guideways 20 formed directly underneath The parallel are also slightly separated and are slidably mounted as shown, each vice comprising rated and the loop the ends of said members. members 9 and 10 of the part B in the opposite guideways 20, of the last-named members being terminated by a loop 8 which loosely embraces the adjacent horizontal member of the part A. In the modified form illustrated, the supporting member is formed of a third length of wire which has the lower ends of its legs 15 and 17 in embracing engagement with embracing parts A I and B, the leg 15 more or less loosely enc1rportions of the trough 9, and the leg 17 cling the members 3 and the members 6 in like manner encircling and 10. As is obvious, the parts A of the modified form of the device, the parts A and B of the preferred form, are readily adjustable with respect to each other for rendering the device applicable to eaves troughs of more or less widely varying sizes. It is further obvious that adjustment of the two parts of the preferred form automatically efiects adjustment of the support to a central position with respect to said parts, lengthening of the portion which overlies the trough causing the legs 15 and 17 to approach each other, and vice versa.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An eaves trough hanger comprising a wire bent to constitute a trough-underlying element, a horizontal trough overlying mem- The and B v as well as ber, and a return member, said members being parallel and lying in the same horizontal plane, a loop being formed at the outer end of said members; a second wire bent to form a pair of parallel members having adjustable relation to the first named members and which project outward beyond and are 7 guided by said loop, a downturned hook formed at the outer end of the last named members and adapted for receiving the free end of the trough-underlying element; and

a two-legged suspension element adapted for attachment to a roof, one leg thereof being an integral extension of one of the adjustable members, and the other leg being attached to said loop.

2. An adjustable eaves trough hanger comprising a stationary element, a movable element and a suspension device; said stationary element comprising a wire doubled upon itself to form parallel members terminated at their outer ends by a loop, one of said members having its opposite end in fixed embracing engagement with the other, and the other member being extended to conformably embrace the bead and the under face of a trough for supporting the latter; said movable element comprising a. wire doubled upon itself to form parallel members which are slidably mounted upon the parallel members of the stationary element and which are guarded by said loop, a downwardly directed trough-engaging hook formed at the outer end of the second named parallel members; and said suspension de a two legged member adapted for attachment to a roof and having its legs connected in supporting relation to said elements whereby adjustment of the latter to increase and decrease their reach causes said legs to approach and spread apart, respectively, for preserving the central supporting disposition of the last named member.

3. An adjustable eaves trough hanger comprising a stationary trough engaging element, a movable trough-engaging element, said elements being associated in adjustable relation for embracing troughs of varying sizes, and a two legged suspension device having one leg integral with the movable element and the other fixed to the stationary element, whereby adjustment of said elements sition of the first mentioned leg with respect to the other for maintaining the central disposition of said suspension device with respect to the adjusted element, said first mentioned leg being caused to approach the other as the reach of said elements is increased, and vice versa.

4. An eaves trough hanger formed of two wires, the first being bent to constitute a trough-underlying element, and a stationary trough-overlying element extending horizontally outward from the inner end of said underlying element; the second wire being bent to form an element which is horizontally movable with respect to said stationary element, a trough-engaging hook at the outer end of said movable element, and a two-legged suspension element one leg of which is extended abruptly upward from the inner end of said movable element and the other leg of which is attached to the outer end of the stationary element, said Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the legs being adapted to approach and move away from each other, respectively, as the stationary and movable elements are adjusted to increase and decrease their reach.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDGAR K. DAY.

Witnesses:

H. E. DUNLAP, EDMUND C. WHITEHIEAD.

Commissioner of 7 Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

